Relationships

Verlook

To be engaged

Geskei

To be divorced

Uitmekaar

To separate

Breek op

To break up

Meisie

Girlfriend

Kêrel

Boyfriend

Enkel

To be single

Getroud

To be married

Ken

To know

Saam

Together

Weduwee

Widow

Voorstel

To propose

Huil

To cry

Ontmoet

To meet

Argumenteer

To argue

Hoor

To hear

Trek

To move

Wittebrood

Honeymoon

Waarheid

The truth

Lieg

To lie

Gaan uit

To date

My ouer suster was ‘n maand gelede verloof.

My older sister was engaged a month ago.

Sy het drie jaar gelede geskei.

She divorced three years ago.

Hulle is twee weke gelede uitmekaar.

They separated two weeks ago.

Ons het vyf dae gelede opgebreek.

We broke up five days.

Hy het reeds met sy meisie opgebreek.

He broke up with his girlfriend already.

My ouers is al vir meer as dertig jaar getroud.

My parents have been married for thirty years.

Ek ken hom al vir meer as tien jaar.

I have known him for over ten years.

My ouers woon al meer as veertig jaar sam.

My parents have been living together for over forty years already.

My kêrel en ek woon al meer as twee jaar saam.

My boyfriend and I have been living together for more than two years.